Life is Strange Remastered Collection delayed to 2022, Switch release of True Colors also delayed
An update from the Life is Strange team pic.twitter.com/0nty0TFMYJ
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An update from the Life is Strange team pic.twitter.com/0nty0TFMYJ
— Life is Strange (@LifeIsStrange) August 11, 2021
If this starts happening with more titles then Nintendo's decision to only upgrade the screen could backfire badly.
In what possible way? They have sold 89 million switch consoles and its currently the 7th best selling console of all time. They have zero need to bring out a more powerful console when the Switch is still selling in huge numbers.If this starts happening with more titles then Nintendo's decision to only upgrade the screen could backfire badly.
Those numbers are nothing more than a nice statistic, they don't do anything for profits going forward. If the difficulty of optimising Switch ports for big games keeps causing delays then that is likely to affect their bottom line.In what possible way? They have sold 89 million switch consoles and its currently the 7th best selling console of all time. They have zero need to bring out a more powerful console when the Switch is still selling in huge numbers.
The thing is Nintendo are rather well off financially at the moment they really won't be worried about sales dropping and when they do start to drop then I guarantee you we will hear them announce an upgraded switch at that point.Those numbers are nothing more than a nice statistic, they don't do anything for profits going forward. If the difficulty of optimising Switch ports for big games keeps causing delays then that is likely to affect their bottom line.
No doubt they are doing very well, but I just find it hard to believe they would sit back and wait for things to begin to slide before doing anything. It seems like thinking ahead would be the better financial move.The thing is Nintendo are rather well off financially at the moment they really won't be worried about sales dropping and when they do start to drop then I guarantee you we will hear them announce an upgraded switch at that point.
Thats what I'm kinda trying to say though they have no reason to bring out a more powerful switch when the OG version is still selling in huge numbers. They will probably have the upgraded version finished and they will just be waiting for sales to start to dip before they show the new version to the world.No doubt they are doing very well, but I just find it hard to believe they would sit back and wait for things to begin to slide before doing anything. It seems like thinking ahead would be the better financial move.
I hope they are also watching the games and not just the consoles though. In this specific example, I wanted this game and will end up buying it for a different platform instead of the Switch now due to the delay. If the delay is due to optimisation on less powerful hardware then it's something that should be concerning for Nintendo.Thats what I'm kinda trying to say though they have no reason to bring out a more powerful switch when the OG version is still selling in huge numbers. They will probably have the upgraded version finished and they will just be waiting for sales to start to dip before they show the new version to the world.
Look at it this way what if they announced a new upgraded switch today and discontinued the OG version. Then the Switch Pro for whatever reason is a huge failure they just killed off a successful and still selling console for a failed upgraded version. Makes more sense to wait for people to stop buying the Switch before announcing an upgrade.
Not that underpowered hardware or lack/delay of ports ever stopped Nintendo from dominating their niches. I do agree that some sort of gen upgrade should (and most likely would) be in order in the next 1.5-3 years, but as of now, they can easily coast on high-profile exclusives + popular indies for the next multiple seasons. Not to say a new Ninty console wouldn't be neato, but people really overeblow its urgency in my opinion.Those numbers are nothing more than a nice statistic, they don't do anything for profits going forward. If the difficulty of optimising Switch ports for big games keeps causing delays then that is likely to affect their bottom line.
even if they did the pro version they wouldt want devs to do pro only games... you dont see pro only ps4 games or one x only xbox games do you? that would probably hurt nintendo more than not releasing since fans would be pissed if most third partys dont want to work on optimizing the game on original switch and just went the lazy way and made them all pro only.I hope they are also watching the games and not just the consoles though. In this specific example, I wanted this game and will end up buying it for a different platform instead of the Switch now due to the delay. If the delay is due to optimisation on less powerful hardware then it's something that should be concerning for Nintendo.
you have discovered how nextgen is working. Bravo.No doubt they are doing very well, but I just find it hard to believe they would sit back and wait for things to begin to slide before doing anything. It seems like thinking ahead would be the better financial move.